Visiting 60 Metal Sculptures in Galleta Meadows and Anza Borrego State Park

[@jamiteal2214]

I've never commented on a youtube video in my life but I am breaking my silence to say PLEASE make a night photography video!

[@icarryamessage]

Welcome

[@fjnomad]

I got lost twice before and today I made a Uturn just before Borrego Springs. Thank you now I know where to find these sculptures.

[@cmichaelhaugh8517]

I’ve loved Borrego since I first went there 63 years ago at age 13!

[@2-old-Forthischet]

We went "glamping" at the state rv park there. We saw some of the sculptures but more importantly, we went to visit the sculpture's work yard in a nearby city where he has his art work for sale. I bought a smaller table top size sculpture of a fisherman with a fish on his rod. If you have the means, he has some huge works for sale there too. Unfortunately, it was really windy when we camped there so the night skies were blurred by all the dust flying around. My absolute best night view of the stars and the Milky Way was at Jalama Beach. At about 2 a.m., the night sky was so clear it looked like a painted picture of the Milky Way.

[@kmm129]

Who knew? Been here since 63' much appreciated.

[@PingsNomFictionLife]

Thank you Josh! We always look forward to what you travel next around California. Your night photography are excellent and would love to see more in depth.

[@californiathroughmylens]

Awesome, thank you! I will add that to the list to make a video of

[@3Duncan3]

Adding this to my list to go see. Please do the night photo video!

[@californiathroughmylens]

Awesome, will do! Thanks for the comment

[@Corgis175]

Love it all but especially the horses. The night sky with all the stars was breathtaking.

[@dadautube]

great job! i am a phidiographer myself too ... and i have to visit this place surely! btw, as of this moment 3 people who have clicked on the thumbs down button have no idea what they are doing in KZbin i guess!? ;-)

[@Bryansberrytales]

Ricardo Bruh Keita has a sculpture garden very near Julian California You can see some truly amazing things there

[@Sarah-bell]

those sculptures are amazing

[@good_memories_through_lens]

Wow photography at night time it's awesome.

[@rmattull77]

Thanks for the tip! My family and I went today! (2 hours from Carlsbad, CA) We even stayed into the night. You were right, that night sky was amazing!!

[@sadielampduo3762]

Bonita Sierra , the night sky is awsome.

[@lbedwin25]

Definitely taking my kid out there! Looks like a great day trip

[@MeanGeneSanDiego]

The "traffic circle" is called "Christmas Circle". Dennis Avery made his money manufacturing and selling "Avery" Labels. BTW, Great Video, Josh, glad you're enjoying my old stomping grounds!😁

[@C-TOS]

Another to my list to visit. Glad to know I can drive my ol versa thru to the desert to see these sculptures.

[@retiredsockmonkey7257]

Thank you for showing us these awesome sculptures

[@amandairvine9196]

So amazing. My husband and I were there in may 2019 from Australia and we were so amazed at these sculptures. I didn’t realise there were so many. Thank you so much for your adventures. You have a beautiful country.

[@californiathroughmylens]

Glad you enjoyed it and got to experience it yourself! Thanks for the comment, I love CA as well :)

[@thelesliepants]

Yes, please! Would love to learn more about night photography.

[@CatherineSTodd]

Scary sculptures but incredible. Thanks so much for posting... now I want to go camping there at night and SEE THE STARS!

[@jimtomstimpson1477]

Thank You so much for what you do.

[@paultucker1272]

What a cool place............but those night photos.......wow!!

[@californiathroughmylens]

Thanks!!

[@gmanzo2147]

Thank you Josh. Love your videos. I've lived in So California almost 50 years and didn't know these statues existed. They are definitely going on my list to visit. Take care.

[@JasmineApple]

Fantastic video!! While you were doing the video, I was thinking about how cool it would be to see at night. But your night photography far exceeded what I imagined! I would absolutely love to see a video on night photography!

[@californiathroughmylens]

Thanks so much for the comment. It is an amazing area at night, even without photos, you can see so many stars. I will work on a night photography video for sure

[@mikel5582]

@@californiathroughmylens Just as a teaser, what's a typical exposure time for those photos? And how do you know what exposure is needed?

[@rafjones]

I'm going to visit the sculptures in a few days. After seeing your video, I'm so excited!

[@gauriprabhu6769]

Enjoyed watching the video.Great job .Thanks.

[@OutdoorMS]

This place is lovely

[@MagellanandGreyhound]

Didn't think I'd see two videos of the same place on my notifications in a single day, but there you go! This place looks awesome

[@susieschleppenbach5054]

These are spectacular! Must see in person to fully appreciate. Thank you for reminding me how great this place is!

[@thespilledmilk]

Yes, please do videos on night photography. If you go off-road like very rocky area kinda deep in there, there are dinosaur sculptures

[@TravelSmallLiveBig]

It’s on our list! I too am amazed at the attention to detail and wow - your night photos are incredible!

[@lamarcy]

Great video!!! I went there last year twice and it was closed due to pandemic. Glad to know they’re open again. I’ll be back soon. Thanks for sharing this video 👍👍👍👍

[@orangelion03]

Great video! Heading there in a week or two for some dispersed moto camping.

[@Living_LovingSanDiego]

I love the pictures!

[@KatieReadsKoziesAndMore]

This goes on my bucket list!

[@californiathroughmylens]

It is a really fun place to explore in CA

[@awitnessuntoallnations]

Great video! Didn't know about all of the sculptures in this area. We really like the jeep sculpture the best! The night time photography was awesome! Definitely would like to see more in another video. 👍

[@AbsoluteKelvin]

I love that place. It's alot of fun. At the end you were so close to all the dinosaurs.

[@californiathroughmylens]

Bummer! I will have to go back, I can't believe I only saw half haha

[@baker2niner]

You've shown the native animals from Ice Age California (giant sloths, camels, saber tooth tigers, early horses)... There are some Jurassic, too. I was flying very low and came upon a pair of giant T-rex fighting in the middle of the desert. Magnificent!

[@yayoelcredo5452]

I love the T - REX sculptures

[@malakangel9322]

Been here last year! Watching ur video made it so memorable. I had the chnce to meet ricardo as well. Keep up the videos josh

[@DayTripAdventure]

Those sculptures are amazing! Shot beautifully!

[@californiathroughmylens]

I agree, they are so fun to see! Can't wait to go find the rest of them!

[@lixiao6392]

Hey ! Josh! Greetings from China, I like your videos so much and thank you for your sharing!

[@mikel5582]

Another great video; as we've come to expect from you. I've been to these sculptures a few times and never noticed the number tags, so thanks for pointing that out. I'll start keeping a list on my next visit. It's really remarkable that someone went to the expense and effort to provide publicly accessible art for us to behold and enjoy.

[@jeannemarlene]

Thank you love your video can’t wait to go doesn’t look to far from me in Tehachapi maybe like four hours

[@katz4dancing]

Wow, you out did yourself this time. Great photography-yes, please do a Night Photography vid pretty please!,

[@terencem8795]

Love your vids and explorations Josh.

[@susan6868]

I happened upon your videos as I travel vicariously through KZbin. I've felt that I belong in California since I was four years old and saw episodes of I Love Lucy where they moved there. Even then I was like, "what?! " heheheh. I've always wanted to go there. I live in the NE and between the pandemic and our last few weeks of single digit weather, am feeling truly shut in. (Other than some quick walks with Kota the wonder dog). I hope to make it to California eventually and your videos are very informative. Thanks for sharing!

[@aGraphicWay]

hey dude thank you for showing all these magical places!! cheers from Argentina!!

[@californiathroughmylens]

My pleasure! Thanks for watching!

[@SKH-gc3rx]

Really appreciate this video. Would also love a video about night photography. Thank you for all of your outstanding content.

[@Raven14662]

I was here years ago and it was cool. Revisited last August but all of those sculptures were closed off. Could not get close for photos

[@mixeddrinks8100]

Fantastic, been thinking about doing this as a day trip from OC but didn't know if there were facilities to use like bathroom etc. Now that I have seen the night shots, I am thinking about 2 days, definitely a weekend getaway sort of deal, probably when the wild flowers bloom! As always great video, always helping fellow Californians check out the good places.

[@californiathroughmylens]

It is a great place to go when the wildflowers are blooming for sure. There are a few restaurants and even a couple hotels in Borrego Springs if you stay over night.

[@thespilledmilk]

There’s a visitor center with a bathroom

[@frankieruiz1555]

it's so much more fun if you have an offroad capable 4x4 vehicle to enjoy some of the amazing 4x4 areas

[@SoCalCreature]

Yes, the sculptures are really spread out through the desert, north and south of the city of Borrego Springs. All of the sculptures are probably within a 10 minute drive to the traffic circle in town. It's a small town, but they have two grocery stores, and several restaurants, hotels, a small mall, etc. Palm Canyon Hotel and RV Resort was a cool place to stay. The hotel has an older western facade and the RV camp in the back has vintage Airstream trailers you can rent for the night with a BBQ and propane fire pit on the covered outdoor patio area. We just did a quick trip to the grocery store and made dinner and breakfast on our BBQ. Very cool place to stay.

[@dajo19]

Yes please make a video about night photography ☺️

[@NereoSal]

The next places I want to visit when I'll be able to fly in the US are Anza Borrego and White Sands in New Mexico! Greetings from Italy!Love you guys!

[@ilovesparky13]

If you visit White Sands, also visit Carlsbad Cavern. It is another national park in New Mexico.

[@californiathroughmylens]

Sounds like a fun trip. The comment about Carlsbad Caverns is also a great suggestion. Plus there is a lot more to do when you are in Southern California

[@ronniematrix89]

Great Sights and sounds. I plan on visiting this part of California. Good upload.

[@californiathroughmylens]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@lamarcy]

I forgot to mention that I will love to see a night photography video. I love your pictures. Please let us know how to make them. Thanks!,,

[@gracetrepte1707]

I have been to the Galleta Meadows and saw some of the sculptures before but I had no idea that there was 130+ statues! I would love to know more about night photography and plan to go back to this spot. Btw, I highly recommend going during March when the wildflowers are in bloom - gives another layer of wonder as you gaze at the statues.

[@Cosmosandchisme]

I was just there a few weeks ago. Great place to go if you want to avoid other humans. The sculptures are all spread out and people good at distancing and waiting their turn.

[@julieh3327]

Thanks for sharing this! When we were out in the Indio area in November, I had hoped to come out to see the sculptures but we ran out of time. Hopefully next time. I’d love to see a video on night photography.

[@markb9347]

Super cool

[@emanueltwr]

For the night photography do you for when there is a new moon (no moon at all in the sky) to better see the stars?

[@claudiadeavila5768]

what an amazing video..! I have been wanted to go visit the sculptures but now after watching your video I'm absolutely going..!! how long did it take you to drive visiting all sculptures? I want to plan just a perfect time to watch the sunset and see the stars at night time... thanks for sharing this amazing video..! Good job.! I truly enjoyed it.!

[@mindyfishman226]

Ty so much,I saw this in the OC Magazine but haven’t gotten there yet! I will and there’s also man sculpture also along the way that look like Power Rangers! Want to see that as well! Always enjoy your adventures! Keep em comin✌️

[@Nagranddan]

Could you do a video on Gaviota Wind Caves? They are just north of Santa Barbara - pretty good hike!

[@OpenRoad4Two]

We just saw these also!!!

[@conmad85]

Great video, would really look forward to a video on night photography.

[@johnd746]

We were there in November. The sculptures are great. The artist has a place in Temecula with hundreds maybe thousands of sculptures. We bought a couple of ants for like $10.

[@californiathroughmylens]

That's awesome, I totally forgot to include that in the video! I didn't know what the price would be but that's cool that some of them are affordable.

[@megmc9644]

For some weird reason, your link to Breceda is for a casino. Informative article--thank you--shared!

[@JamieMcCracken]

Saw this in my monthly AAA magazine and already planning a trip down there this spring. Also gonna hike "The Slot." Have you ever done that one in Anza-Borrego, Josh?

[@joannaparrott514]

I have done both places before the slots can be a little tricky in some places is worth the hike and sculptures are amazing. Great place To star gaze

[@garyleibitzke4166]

We're out there a lot as it's about 1.5 hrs from our house.

[@ilovesparky13]

We are about the same distance, but we’ve never been.

[@californiathroughmylens]

That's cool! It is a fun place to go back to!

[@jerequallio9052]

I never knew that place existed. Thanks for another great video Josh . Cool stuff!

[@californiathroughmylens]

No problem 👍 Hope you can explore it in the future!

[@reneeh2050]

Super cool place. We have a sculpture park in a farm field about an hour from my house but it has a lot more abstract pieces. Would love to learn more about night time photography. The Hubs is very into astronomy so I could take photos while he looks at blurry smudges in his telescope 😉

[@TheLastAdventurer]

Fun fact: there is a rock pile for Pegleg Smith. You should do some content on that.

[@paulinescully8564]

Question, i have a dinky Kia Niro so the total opposite of an offroad vehicle haha. Could I make it on the dirt to get to some of these sculptures?

[@theultimatecactus1526]

Great video as always

[@californiathroughmylens]

Appreciate that!

[@joeduque]

You always do a great job, Thank You for all of your posts. I usually watch you on my large tv and can't click on LIKE. ......so here is one Like for each video you have posted the past. Thanks dude.

[@californiathroughmylens]

Awesome! Thank you! Appreciate all the likes and I agree that the videos are best viewed on a TV!

[@donbarnett5090]

Sculptures brought back memory of when I was there-good job. The park offers a lot of variety. We rode bike too. I made a video on the park. Search KZbin with my name & the park name. There wasn’t as many sculptures when I was there.

[@s.t.hooverswasteland1949]

Hey were you out filming in Wonder Valley recently? I swear I saw you out on Amboy rd not far from my place.

[@gamerunner9632]

Just wanted to let you know I have watched all your videos on your two channels

[@californiathroughmylens]

Thanks for doing that, I really appreciate it!

[@gamerunner9632]

@@californiathroughmylens No problem

[@foodgrowers1531]

This is one of my favorite planes on earth, thanks for the tour. Be sure to return during the spring desert bloom.

[@laptopturbo]

Awesome video! This makes me want to go to an a borrego. Also can you do a video on night photography in the future?

[@MagdaandKyle]

Grasshopper wins!! They can fly and just forget about it!

[@saythankyou111]

🦗👍

[@kellyjohnson3617]

Looks like those last ones were extinct animals like dinosaurs snd mammoths etc. very cool. I’ve been wanting to go there for a number of years. I’m hoping soon. I miss being in the road exploring CA

[@californiathroughmylens]

Yea, I think you are right about the last ones! I think that area has dinosaurs as well!

[@davidcussins1244]

Your photography is amazing, and the few night shots here were fantastic! If you do a video of night shots, maybe a tutorial on how you did it? I think Desert Tower is out there somewhere, I hear the rock carvings are good there.

[@californiathroughmylens]

Great suggestion! I have been to the desert tower but I should go back and do a video

[@maciekzajac1652]

It's amazing. I've to change my route plan for May:-).

[@californiathroughmylens]

haha! You can also go to the slot canyon when you are in Anza Borrego too!

[@maciekzajac1652]

@@californiathroughmylens I'll probably seek your advice on how and where to stay in CA doing motorcycle round trip, as I'm coming from UK and have no knowlede beyond presented by official places like tripadvisor or booking.com. Always ask the locals - it never let me down:-)

[@jeffdur1330]

Have you ever done any car/suv camping on any of these trips?

[@californiathroughmylens]

I haven't car camped but I have stayed in the state park campground before. It is great for if you are wanting to take night photos for sure.

[@ilovesparky13]

When was this filmed? I would like to go in the next few weeks now that places are opening back up. Also, are there any restaurants you recommend for dinner?

[@garyleibitzke4166]

I don't know when he filmed it, but this is a good time of year to go as you won't bake your brains out like in the summer. There are a couple of decent restaurants in Borrego Springs Carlee's and Pablito's. You'd have to call to see what dining they offer as that changes due to the idiocy of Newscum.

[@californiathroughmylens]

I filmed this like 2 weeks ago. There are a few restaurants in town. All the seating was closed but I got a burrito from the Mexican food place and ate it in my car.

[@andyleo8418]

@@garyleibitzke4166 😂

[@neptunemike]

What's the best time for photography when it comes to sunlight ?

[@ruready2rock856]

That was cool I'd love to check that place out. I'd also love to see a video about best places to stargaze.

[@californiathroughmylens]

Great suggestion! A stargazing video would be awesome

[@violetbf3773]

This looks like a lot of fun!! And the nighttime pictures are just stunning!! So how’s phone signal there? I would love to go there, but I wouldn’t want to get lost in that area; specially at night 😁

[@californiathroughmylens]

The phone signal was great for me with Verizon. The statues are only like 5-10 minutes from the small town of Borrego Springs, so you are not too far!

[@violetbf3773]

@@californiathroughmylens oh okay, perfect! I have Verizon also, so it’s good to know. Thank you Josh!

[@markyuen2312]

Night photography??? Yes, please

[@californiathroughmylens]

Sounds good!

[@markyuen2312]

Who would win between the Scorpion and the Grasshopper?? AMY....hands down (while Josh runs away like a scaredy cat). By the way, I like the sea serpent sculpture the best.

[@californiathroughmylens]

haha best comment every. I read it to Amie and she agreed haha!

[@uweschroeder]

Come on, you could have made it out to the T-Rex just in the nick of time :-) I'm surprised the ones at the north side were open. A lot of them were closed off when we were there in fall.

[@slavikpashin4586]

Fun fact: in Spanish “Galleta” means cookie

[@californiathroughmylens]

haha I didn't know that!

[@oscarmolinaoutdooradventur1648]

❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@megmc9644]

Montezuma grade from the north is NOT gradual! Yaqui Pass is still steep & twisty. From Salt & Sea or Palm Springs, more easily accessed. 4x4 for access to many interesting trails.

[@tikihut999]

👍👍👍

[@angieba6600]

👍😍

[@jamesvargas743]

Night Photography Video!

[@californiathroughmylens]

You got it!

[@JavierFernandez01]

Way too south for these days. Looks like tons of mesozoic dinosaurs. The last big epoc was mostly the giant mammals. Sloths and rhinos, the horses.. awesome.